Quilting Makes a Difference

One downloadable quilt design gets quilted in two different approaches in this amazing class by Judi Madsen. The traditional approach includes feathers that are full of flow and design. The modern approach utilizes straight-line designs filled with fabulous details. Drawing the design is the first step, then marking the quilt so it is ready for free-motion quilting. Judi demonstrates exactly where and how to begin, walking through each step of the quilting. Learn how to make not-so-ordinary feathers, loops, double loops, a circle in a circle, swirls, pebbles, and other fills to enhance your quilts. Create one traditionally quilted piece and then one with a distinctively modern edge…all in one class! For your convenience, this class can be purchased for online viewing or purchased on DVD.

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#1418 - Quilting Wide Open Spaces by Judi Madsen

Quilting Wide Open Spaces

At last! Down-to-earth advice about enhancing large open areas with modern machine quilting. The modern look in quilting is quilting: lots of it, in large, open areas of the quilt. Caught somewhere between making a wholecloth quilt and something that is all pieced, many quilters seek inspiration for the quilting to do in those wide open spaces. This book provides both the technical advice and the creative ideas offering seven striking quilts as practice projects. The projects and quilting designs in this book can easily be used with any quilting method. The simple-to-sew projects can be hand pieced, if desired. Includes CD of full-size quilting designs.

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#1430 - eBook Quilting Wide Open Spaces by Judi Madsen

eBook Quilting Wide Open Spaces

At last! Down-to-earth advice about enhancing large open areas with modern machine quilting. The ‘modern’ look in quilting is quilting! Lots of it, in large, unpieced areas of the quilt. Caught somewhere between making a wholecloth quilt and something that is all pieced, many quilters seek inspiration for the quiltingto do in those wide open spaces. This book provides both the technical advice and the creative ideas offering seven striking quilts as practice projects. The projects and quilting designs in this book can easily be used with any quilting method. The simple-to-sew projects can even be hand pieced, if desired. Electronic Book (e-Book) Policy: Purchaser of this e-Book may not sell, rent, lease, transfer, lend or share the e-Book. Digital download of this e-book is offered in a PDF format and is best viewed in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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#12528 - Secondary Designs

Secondary Designs with Judi Madsen

Make every inch of a quilt jaw-dropping with Judi Madsen’s book on secondary quilting. Featuring unique, modern quilting designs with complete piecing instructions, this book takes an extensive look at Judi’s creative process as she discusses each of her quilts. Included are plenty of examples of Judi’s own style of secondary quilting, step-by-step instructions making for easy execution of each quilting design, and a CD featuring full-size, downloadable quilting patterns for all quilts plus two extra quilts with piecing and quilting instructions.

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#12529 - eBook Secondary Designs

eBook Secondary Designs with Judi Madsen

Make every inch of a quilt jaw-dropping with Judi Madsen’s book on secondary quilting. Featuring unique, modern quilting designs with complete piecing instructions, this book takes an extensive look at Judi’s creative process as she discusses each of her quilts. Included are plenty of examples of Judi’s own style of secondary quilting, step-by-step instructions making for easy execution of each quilting design, full-size, downloadable quilting patterns for all quilts plus two extra quilts with piecing and quilting instructions. Electronic Book Policy: Purchaser of this e-Book may not sell, rent, lease, transfer, lend or share the e-Book. Digital download of this e-book is offered in PDF format and is best viewed in Adobe Reader.

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Fabric:

(Note: Amounts of fabrics will need to be doubled to make a quilt top for both traditional and modern quilting.) Requirements are based on 40" usable width of fabric.

1 yd white solid fabric

Solid color fabric - 4 different colors, ¼ yd. each

Backing fabric: ⅞ yd.

Binding fabric: ¼ yd.

Batting: 28" x 28"

Other Supplies:

#6406 - Curved scissors or thread snips

Karen Kay Buckley’s Perfect Curved Scissors

The curved tip of Karen Kay Buckley’s Perfect Curved Scissors allows close clipping without cutting into your quilt top! These scissors are fabulous for clipping threads for machine quilting, machine appliqué, and machine embroidery. They have a serrated blade, a very comfortable handle, and are easy to use for either right- or left-handed users.

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#10700 - Longarm straight ruler

A1 9″ Longarm Straight Ruler

Get the ruler Judi Madsen loves to use! It even has “Judi Madsen’s Favorite” etched into the awesome handle. Keep your longarm quilting lines perfect with this 9″ x 2″ ruler with a precision-angled handle and laser-etched markings. Keep your quilting lines perfect!

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#10709 - Marking pen (Judi prefers to use purple disappearing ink.)

Dritz Disappearing Ink Marking Pen

An air and water soluble marking pen to transfer pattern markings, quilting designs, and many other needlecraft uses. Use on projects to be completed within 24 hours. For best results, use on washable fabric.

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Thread

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Towa Tension Gauge

#1614 - Serendipity Pattern

Serendipity Pattern

The SERENDIPITY pattern includes detailed step-by-step instructions in booklet format, taking you from a beautifully simple beginning to an amazingly modern, finished 69” x 81” quilt. The concept, according to Judi, is that regular quilts deserve some awesome quilting, and you should leave some empty space in your quilts to show off the quilting designs. Besides the fabric requirements and cutting instructions, pages of detailed assembly instructions are included, along with two huge pattern sheets with quilting templates and placement diagrams! It’s no accident that your SERENDIPITY quilt will be completed with the same beautifully choreographed designs that Judi is famous for.

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#11874 - Iron

Reliable Velocity 200IR Iron

The all-new Velocity 200IR compact vapor generator iron is a home iron that acts like a pro iron. With a patented two-heating-elements design, water is preheated internally so it turns into steam before it even reaches the soleplate, guaranteeing continuous steam even at low temperatures. The end result is a steam iron that doesn’t leak, doesn’t spit water, and delivers continuous steam that will astonish you. It features an 8-minute auto shut-off which can be bypassed altogether for continuous ironing and a 360° swivel cord that swivels so that you don’t have to! One-year warranty.

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#12136 - Ironing Surface

Wooly Felted Ironing Mat

This 100% wooly felted ironing mat from Wooly Felted Wonders is 17″ square. The dense wool absorbs the heat so it is like pressing your blocks from both sides. This ½” thick mat is perfect for ironing pieced and embroidered blocks, and knitting projects such as socks, mittens, and hats. It is also portable and easy to carry. The corners are rounded to minimize wear and tear. Made in the USA.

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#11606 - Electric Quilt® 8 quilt design software (EQ8)

Electric Quilt 8

From professionals to the everyday quilter, the Electric Quilt 8 has all the right tools and features for every designer. The EQ8 is redesigned with a friendly new look that includes large interface elements for faster, more intuitive learning. It comes with more than 40 new and updated features, and the package contains a software download license that is used to claim, download, and install the software from ElectricQuilt.com. Complete instructions are included.

*System requirements under description tab below.

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What will I like about this class?

Judi has a signature look to her quilting that is eye-catching, geometric, and unique. While most classes show either modern or traditional, Judi does both equally well—like no one else!

Do I need a special sewing machine?

Judi uses a longarm machine in the class, but if you wanted to take the same design principles and apply them to this class on your domestic machine, it is possible.

What if I have questions?

We recommend that you watch the class in its entirety to become familiar with the course materials. At that point, if something is unclear, go to the tab that allows you to ask a question and Judi will get back with you.

When can I start the class?

We know you are excited to get started. After you have purchased the class, you can enjoy it anywhere and anytime you have Internet. The class belongs to you, so watch it as many times as you like!

Instructor Gallery

Student Gallery

Ann Thomas – April 4, 2018:

Judi is an excellent quilter and a true artist. I so admire her work. However, there are many things she could improve on. I just don't think she is experienced in the area of "teaching". I believe she could benefit from watching some of the other teachers, such as Cindy Seitz, and observe what she is doing to "teach" her students. It is so hard for me to write this, but I do feel like I need to b…

e honest. Maybe, the first class on modern quilting could be how and why she would draw certain lines for not just one particular quilt (the one she is doing) -- but how to adapt this to any quilt we might be doing. For example, Cindy, teaches you skills that will work with any quilt (I have watched her classes repeatedly) and also Lisa Calle makes a lot of sense in the way she teaches you how to draw lines on a whole cloth. Maybe one lesson would be taking a quilt sandwich and dividing it into blocks and practice doing all of the designs you use. Another lesson would be taking those designs and using a long arm to apply those designs. I believe when you watch some of the other teachers you will pick up lots of new ways of organizing your lessons. Judi is just so good at what she does, I think it gets in the way of relaying it to students.

Judi Madsen gives good advice on how using straight edge ruler on longarm makes a difference. Great place to start if you have never done any tool work. The marking was hard to follow in the first parts, too much back ground light, would like pdf of the lay out of the two pictures shown. I am going to make the two quilts and practice using more of the marking method. I have marked big quilts usin…

g a light box and patterns only to have the marks disappear before I get them quilted. It is important to quilt some and stretch the body. After six years of tool work I can quilt all day and forget to stop. Judi method of feather work is the only way my work looks like a pro. Thank you Judi for this class. I will put your book on my wish list.

I almost didn't finish this course because I was bored to tears during the marking lessons. Does it really need that much detail? I think a diagram would be sufficient, after all, we should be learning the general principles of marking and design, not how precisely to mark for precisely this quilt.

But after the marking was done (and I had to skip a few lessons in that) the rest of the class g…

ot a lot better. Watching her whiteboard and quilt is very joyful, she's truly very talented. I learned some tricks for curling feathers into themselves that I haven't seen before, and it has been very helpful.

This class takes a little bit of extrapolation in order to take the design skills elsewhere. She doesn't explain why she chose to design her quilts that way, she only shows how to do them exactly that way, so I'm sure some students would feel frustrated about that.

Amazing Course! Changed how I quilt...

I have this course on DVD and it has completely changed how I quilt and how I think about quilting. Judi's methods are complex, but completely doable. I love that the whole thing is on a long arm. It's hard to find true long arm quilting courses. I have changed how I start and stop, how many times I start and stop, I am no longer afraid to travel and I am having so much fun incorporating secon…

dary designs in my quilts now. I am also charging more money for my quilting because I have improved so much and I actually spend less time trying to figure things out then before. Thanks Judi! Love your courses, books and everything. You are gifted!!!

beautiful work! great design and balance . explanation is precise. I learned many little tricks , thank you. a drawing of your lines would be helpful so when we go to practice there is a reference guide. looking forward to more of you classes.

Cheryl Armstrong – January 26, 2017:

Really love Judi's work and the class is good. What I think it needs is another PDF with diagrams of the quilts as drawing showing the stitches and designs are in all the sections. Sometimes it is very hard to tell what goes where. It would make it so much easier to glance at the diagram and see for sure that you have it right.

Lisa Yarost – November 29, 2016:

I own Judi's book and really like it, so I had high hopes for this class. Unfortunately, it just did not live up to my expectations.
The camera work made it difficult to see what Judi was doing during the marking process, and Judi seemed to often be at a loss for words to describe what is very much a non-verbal process. This combination made the marking portion of the class difficult to watch an…

d comprehend.
She seemed to become much more comfortable when she began talking about the different Motifs she was using, and she is a pro at the white board.
While I got to see Judi design her quilting for this particular quilt, I never gained an understanding of how she would design any other quilt. I believe this probably has more to do with the editing than with Judi's instruction, although she seemed tense in a studio setting, which is very understandable.

First, Judi is a wonderful quilter and has great ideas, beautiful work and patterns to show...BUT, I think this course is more just watching someone quilt. For the cost of this course, I'd prefer seeing Judi show us (slower!!) how to mark the quilts and show more quilting designs/marking. She does show both the modern and traditional quilt marking but it's so fast it's hard to keep up...even sto…

pping and starting the videos.
It was/is interesting when she went to the white board and demo'd some of the designs.

I really loved this class! I will be using the things I learned for many quilts to come!

Rosenelle Florencechild – August 14, 2016:

I followed along using my domestic sewing machine and loved the class. I haven't done such extensive marking for a very long time. Loved the result but would have appreciated a download of the design. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to transfer the skills to my own work so a week after completing the samples, I experimented with a lap quilt I'm planning to donate. It came out beautiful! I've…

been piecing and quilting for a very long time but my skills improved dramatically after this class. Judy, more classes please.

I loved this class! Even though I have been Longarm quilting for 6 years, I still learned a lot. I highly recommend this for LA quilters of all skill levels.

Joy French – May 20, 2016:

If you are new to longarming and love Judi's style, you will love this course. She is a wonderful quilter, but does not explain what she is doing in detail and why. You will be able to replicate these two quilts and you will learn along the way. I just wish she would have given lots more information about what she was doing and why. For instance, she didn't say if we should complete the whole …

outer border before moving on to the inside or if we should complete all of the quilt that is accessible before rolling on to the rest of it. The editing left out some of the important aspects such as quilting feathers in the corner of the quilt.

I agree with what other people have said, much time spent on actually marking the quilt and not enough time on explaining how she came up with the designs. Especially in the modern quilt why did she do the side triangles, etc. I think after seeing her mark the quilt for one line skip to all done unless you are going to explain the design principles. For me this was a waste of my time and money, an…

Enjoyed the class tho I personally seldom mark a quilt. Perhaps I'll try it on one of my own and get over that fear. A very calm and confident instructor always makes a difference. Glad to know mine isn't the only machine that dislikes a direction. Sure enjoyed seeing the solution to stop catching the ruler base on the clamps...looks easy to re-create.

Lisa Wagner – April 4, 2016:

I would MUCH rather have had her go more into the process of how she came up with the design than the actual marking. Honestly, I expected more and I was bored with this class. I really love her quilting and would have loved to hear how she looks at a quilt and decides HOW to quilt it.

Colette Degroot – March 30, 2016:

I like Judi's approach to quilting (say-la-vee), but I was hoping to achieve more out of this particular class. It was nice to quilt along with her during each step of the way, but the class didn't actually TEACH me what to do with future quilts. None of the "whys" were ever addressed; it was more like a "this-is-what-I-do" approach and no explanations were given as to why. Did I have fun? You be…

This week I took my quilting experience to a whole other level with this course. I finally feel like I am on my way to be the quilter that I set out to be. This course gave me the confidence that I was needing. It showed me that I CAN do it. I like the way the videos are detailed and easy to follow. I can't wait to try these techniques on the next quilt. I wish there was a place here to show my e…

Excellent class! I put both quilts on my long arm frame at the same time and worked on them side by side. I went back to the video presentation often for info review. It was good practice, especially the ruler work which I am very interested in.

Kathleen Appleby – February 23, 2016:

While I have been fm quilting for about 3 years now, attended several of Judi's seminars in Utah at HMQS and have her book, I still benefited greatly from taking this course. I have been wanting to do a feather border for some time, but either didn't have the right quilt or was just too intimidated. I love the way Judi broke it down into simple steps and provided tips to explain and clarify her …

approach. It really came together for me and I felt better equipped to take the plunge and put a border feather on my current quilt! Count me in for any further instruction and insight Judi comes up with, keep it coming!

I guess I may have expected too much from the class as I love Judis work and have admired it for a long time and although I think I would have definitely benefitted from this class at an earlier stage of my learning process. I don't think I learned anything in this class based on my experience level so I think if you've been quilting already for a few years and know Judis work then you won't bene…

fantastic course with great video feed. I loved your pointers and was especially pleased to see you baste this way. Thank you so much for taking all that time to produce a very nice production. This was my first project outside of a piece of doodle fabric and what I was able to produce was amazing. You are really helping me to fast-track as much as physically possible!

Carol Muller – January 15, 2016:

I've really enjoyed the class. I'm a fairly new Longarmer, and learned some very helpful tips which I will be using from now on!

Mary Nell Kirkner – December 27, 2015:

Loved the class, especially watching all the quilting. I guess I'm a slow learner but watching all the machine quilting was very helpful to me.

Leeanne Hopper – December 1, 2015:

Gosh Judi............THANK YOU! I have always wanted to take classes with you but as I am way down in New Zealand it is a bit tricky. I have your book and love it! I sure hope you will do more on line classes for folks like me that aren't very good ocean swimmers!! Best wishes, Leeanne of Quiltmekiwi.blogspot.com

Elizabeth MacKay – November 28, 2015:

A beautiful project that took only 2 evenings to quilt once project was pieced and marked.
I learned a lot about marking quilts, planning quilting design and creating free- motion shapes.
While Judi shows quilting on a frame with a long arm I was able to use all techniques on my domestic Bernina with BSR.
I hope to see moe classes featuring Judi Madsen.

Elizabeth Sevy – November 16, 2015:

Thank you! I enjoyed watching your process. I have done and enjoy ruler work, but always felt I needed more info on how to use fillers. Especially felt the info on stopping and starting, as well as how to break the project into sections was helpful. I believe that I am a quilter that will benefit from marking my top! Thank you for sharing your style. I will keep the motto - consistent not perfe…

Great class! I agree that the filming could be edited down to avoid too much repetition of the marking and quilting process. On the other hand it is sort of mesmerizing to watch a true artist at work!

Sharon Riddle – November 10, 2015:

The class was a good path to detailed stitching. It could have been improved by editing some of the redundant scenes of stitching.

Patrice Rine – November 9, 2015:

As expected this is a wonderful course. I had the privilege of taking a hands on class with Judy last year and loved her, her class content and her style of teaching. I highly recommend class! Good Job!

Peggy Carstens – November 9, 2015:

I liked seeing the difference between traditional and modern quilting. And I really like the ruler work with the different fills. Thanks for a great class.

Donna Taylor – November 7, 2015:

Great class. I am an experienced free motion quilter on a domestic machine but new to longarm quilting so everything in the class was helpful to me. It would have been nice to get more info on the markers you use, like brand name etc. as I am new to marking quilts.

Tami Moore – November 7, 2015:

Very clear and helpful advice on utilizing space and choosing designs. Great tips on the mechanics of using rulers, marking and moving the machine. I can't wait to try the exercises presented in the class, but first I need to finish what I have loaded on my machine, as I have been inspired to add to my original design. Luckily, I had only just started stitching in the ditch, I can still do change…

Judi, I have always been amazed at your quilting and wondered how you plan then execute the beautiful quilting. This class is very helpful in giving me the big picture then breaking down each step. I found myself pausing the video then trying out the motif and if struggling, rewinding the class and watching you do it again. The most wonderful part of this class is that you make it seem like th…

e everyday quilter like me can actually learn to do this quilting. Thank you for this class and I look forward to more of them! You are an inspiration!

Thank you for doing such a awesome job teaching this class. My brain is just bubbling over with ideas now. I'm fairly new to longarm quilting and this class has given me a new approach to quilting designs and how to accomplish what is in my head.
Diana

Janet Knapp – November 3, 2015:

Awesome class and great presentation. Thank you for this i-quilt opportunity!